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The 8th Air Force: Victory and Sacrifice: A World War II Photo History
John W. Lambert
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Description for The 8th Air Force: Victory and Sacrifice: A World War II Photo History
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 270 b/w and color photos, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1242.
The defeat of Germany was the first priority of the Allies in World War II. Japan would come later. The destruction of Germany 's vast military-industrial base was the mission assigned to the RAF and the U.S. Eighth Air Force. Starting from scratch in July 1942 and operating from bases in England, the Eighth Air Force assumed the task of daylight precision bombing of Occupied Europe. In a three-year struggle against fortifiable German air defenses and the legions of the Luftwaffe, the Eighth paid a terrible price. It suffered 55,000 casualties (killed, wounded and Prisoners of war), more than any ... Read more
The defeat of Germany was the first priority of the Allies in World War II. Japan would come later. The destruction of Germany 's vast military-industrial base was the mission assigned to the RAF and the U.S. Eighth Air Force. Starting from scratch in July 1942 and operating from bases in England, the Eighth Air Force assumed the task of daylight precision bombing of Occupied Europe. In a three-year struggle against fortifiable German air defenses and the legions of the Luftwaffe, the Eighth paid a terrible price. It suffered 55,000 casualties (killed, wounded and Prisoners of war), more than any ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764325342
SKU
V9780764325342
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